Course: Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health

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Course title Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health
Course code KZU/ZEZBN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Azeem Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Páral Karel, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Medical Terminology 2. Health Status of the Czech Population 3. Epidemiological Methodology and Evidence-Based Medicine 4. Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases 5. Epidemiology of Cancers 6. Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases 7. General Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 8. Trends in the Incidence of Infectious Diseases in the Czech Republic 9. Epidemiology of AIDS 10. Epidemiology of Influenza 11. Measures to Prevent the Spread of Infectious Diseases 12. Risks of Bioterrorism 13. Final Meeting, Evaluation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The listener will be familiar with basic medical terminology, with which she would encounter in their work and with the general principles of the most important infectious and non-infectious diseases in the Czech Republic, including a review of precautionary measures to avoid or reduce their occurrence.
The student will be acquiaintanced with the elementary health terminology and will be prepared for the following specialization.
Prerequisites
interest in health - social journalism

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Essay

Prerequisite for the granting of credit is in addition to participation in a seminar paper thematically relevant text and compensatory passed the final text.
Recommended literature
  • Nové trendy v médiích I., II. .
  • V. Janout, G. Janoutová. Epidemiologie infekčních nemocí, skripta, ZSF OU, 2004.
  • V. Janout, G. Janoutová, L. Máchová, H. Kollárová. Vybrané kapitoly z epidemiologie neinfekčních nemocí, skripta, ZSF OU, 2005.
  • V. Janout. Základy epidemiologie, skripta LF UP Olomouc 1995.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2025) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2026) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2025) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer